Lol,Well this...This I'd like to see!(Nah,not really...)
Aaaand...I'd totally be okay with Cullen as a town crier. Greg Ellis has a marvelous voice.
Nah he'd totally bugger it up... stumbling and stuttering every time an attractive person walked by, or going off on a tangent, musing aloud about the finer aspects of spirituality 
He'd be fired in less than a day.
Which reminds me of the criers in Orzammar; I kind of loved those guys, they were fesity!
Which reminds me of the criers in Orzammar; I kind of loved those guys, they were fesity!
"Rumors of Grey Warden demon worship circulate! Is Lord Bhelen supported by demon worshippers?"
In Gaider's tumblr post he said that a "player character" can do as many as 20-30. Does that mean the pc or is that also companions? I hope he's a companion!
Aaaand...I'd totally be okay with Cullen as a town crier. Greg Ellis has a marvelous voice.
That's a player character. Ellis has done five sessions so far, while the PC does twenty to thirty.
It's also worth keeping in mind that we have no idea how large Inquisition is compared to their previous games. If the amount of content is significantly greater, then a whole bunch of characters could have lots and lots of lines without necessarily being companions.
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That's a player character. Ellis has done five sessions so far, while the PC does twenty to thirty.
It's also worth keeping in mind that we have no idea how large Inquisition is compared to their previous games. If the amount of content is significantly greater, then a whole bunch of characters could have lots and lots of lines without necessarily being companions.
If that's the case, this will be their biggest game yet. Besides ToR, if you count that.
If that's the case, this will be their biggest game yet. Besides ToR, if you count that.
We know that geographically (or in terms of level design) it's their biggest game ever, and the scope seems to be the most ambitious thing they've ever done - but it's not clear at this point whether that translates into "more content", and specifically more dialogue for all the characters. Maybe the voice acting budget is an obstacle to growing the amount of dialogue beyond a certain point, and I'm sure there are technical limitations in terms of the PS3/Xbox 360 disc sizes.
(And of course, the game can still be huge even if the companions only get roughly the same number of lines as in Origins/DA2. Nothing says the companion dialogue has to scale in size with the rest of the game, and maybe someone decided to pour all the zots into quest content or massive levels rather than companion conversations. Who knows, at this point?)
Raunchy's always good. Guess Cullen's been beating himself up for not taking Amell's/Surana's offer for sexy times in DAO, so he's got all that pent up sexual tension going on 10+ years. Implications... pleasant.
I really can't picture Cullen getting extra cozy with just anyone, though. That would seem quite out of character for the guy, which leads me to believe he'd have to develop a meaningful relationship with a certain someone before he'd kick it up a notch. With a hypothesized 1,500 spoken lines, he's either a very talkative NPC, the new town crier, or he's a companion.
Hmm, if only we could ask Ms. Black how many VA sessions (or hours) she's done so far, then we might be able to compare her amount to Ser Ellis'. We know Morrigan's coming back as more than just a cameo, so I'd label her as an important NPC. If Cullen's an important NPC as well, their lines would probably be close in number. I dunno, it's just a thought.
crying @ "the new town crier"
Oh and if I were to choose, I'd rather have Evangeline as a Templar-companion, but then we'd have to get Rhys as well.
That's a player character. Ellis has done five sessions so far, while the PC does twenty to thirty.
It's also worth keeping in mind that we have no idea how large Inquisition is compared to their previous games. If the amount of content is significantly greater, then a whole bunch of characters could have lots and lots of lines without necessarily being companions.
Do we know if all these sessions have been recording for Cullen only?
Replaying DAO at the moment and Ellis voices a ton of smaller NPCs in addition to Cullen. It's possible he is recording smaller NPC parts as well as Cullen, whatever his role is, which could be attributing to his booth time.
Do we know if all these sessions have been recording for Cullen only?
Replaying DAO at the moment and Ellis voices a ton of smaller NPCs in addition to Cullen. It's possible he is recording smaller NPC parts as well as Cullen, whatever his role is, which could be attributing to his booth time.
That's another possibility, yeah. As far as I know the voice actors turn up and spend each four hour session getting as much recorded as they can, but I don't think they segregate it by roles or anything.
(Though perhaps if Cullen does have a larger role, companion or otherwise, they won't bother getting Ellis to voice other minor roles.)
(Though perhaps if Cullen does have a larger role, companion or otherwise, they won't bother getting Ellis to voice other minor roles.)
True, Ellis did only voice Cullen in DA2, where he was more directly involved with the main plot.
I'm just not convinced he's a companion, we will know soon enough I suppose.
It is also not taking into consideration any rewrites. If his deleted tweets from last year are any indication, it could be that he is in the booth now for rewrites.
That's why I think it is wise to assume that his sessions might be on the lower end of the scale content wise. Which, according to Gaider's blog, would be about 200 lines per session. To account for emotional scenes that might require several takes, rewrites, re-dos, and possible NPC voices. I don't think the latter is likely as he only did multiples for Origins when Cullen was only part of one major quest and origin. Of course, Gideon Emery also did Samson in Dragon Age II but he is a bit better at doing "not Gideon Emery" voices than Greg Ellis is at not doing Greg Ellis. If that makes sense.
It is also not taking into consideration any rewrites. If his deleted tweets from last year are any indication, it could be that he is in the booth now for rewrites.
That's why I think it is wise to assume that his sessions might be on the lower end of the scale content wise. Which, according to Gaider's blog, would be about 200 lines per session. To account for emotional scenes that might require several takes, rewrites, re-dos, and possible NPC voices. I don't think the latter is likely as he only did multiples for Origins when Cullen was only part of one major quest and origin. Of course, Gideon Emery also did Samson in Dragon Age II but he is a bit better at doing "not Gideon Emery" voices than Greg Ellis is at not doing Greg Ellis. If that makes sense.
It's also worth keeping in mind that we have no idea how large Inquisition is compared to their previous games. If the amount of content is significantly greater, then a whole bunch of characters could have lots and lots of lines without necessarily being companions.
I could've sworn DG said that the word budget hadn't changed. I know he hates to be misquoted though 
so I'm not saying I saw him say that for sure. Just thought he did.
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ok, here is something i found some time ago (it's OLD though), it says that DA:O had 68 260 character dialogue lines, and it compares it it to movies, which have aprox 3000 lines. so yeah...Cullen nearly has a movie i guess
Here is the link if you haven't seen it...
See, that's why I can't see him being an NPC. His character has 1,000+ lines of dialogue. I mean, it's kind of like, why bother? He's practically already a companion. I'm trying to think of NPC's from the previous two games and I can't think of any that have *that* many lines, not even Bodahn who is with you from the start of DAO and comes to live with you in Act 2 of DA2.
Aw, you're not going to hold a few murders against him, are you?
Anyway, I'm pretty sure by now that we understand that we have to take those DA:O epilogue cards with a bucket of salt.
It's my pappy always told me back in the fatherland.
You don't need legs to drive.
Yeah like how Tim Curry and Kate Mulgrew are great when you want a character to sound like Tim Curry and Kate Mulgrew, but not as suitable for anyone else.
Take that back. Tim Curry is a voice god. It's just no one ever wants him to NOT sound like Tim Curry.
Take that back. Tim Curry is a voice god.
I was disappointed that he never came back after Arl Howe 
Take that back. Tim Curry is a voice god. It's just no one ever wants him to NOT sound like Tim Curry.
Aw, you're not going to hold a few murders against him, are you?
Anyway, I'm pretty sure by now that we understand that we have to take those DA:O epilogue cards with a bucket of salt.
He's recorded 1000+ lines by now, at least.
Umm...no. You guys are reaching.
Party members in previous games have done up to 20 sessions total. You cannot take that number and multiply it by x to get the number of lines for a given character, particularly when sessions vary in length (depending on the complexity of the lines being recorded), we do a lot of re-records, and actors often record for multiple characters.
I get the hope that's in this thread, and I feel ya, but I'd advise keeping a rein on your extrapolations--for your own peace of mind.
Damn, all hope dashes.
I really want for him to be a companion, but it's not very likely. I guess I have to settle for him to be an important NPC.
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